Reading Galileo at school: some teaching ideas for Italian class

This paper presents an example of a lesson that integrates literature and language in upper secondary school Italian classes (final three-year cycle). Starting from the reading of a passage from Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo Galilei, followed by a brief linguistic commenta...

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Main Author: Giuseppe Zarra
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Published: University of Bologna 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://italianoascuola.unibo.it/article/view/21962
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Reading Galileo at school: some teaching ideas for Italian class
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upper-secondary school
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